An underdog story

When a little-known artist takes a shot at the competitive world of commercial radio, it usually goes one of two ways – a failure to fit the bill or a long and painstaking path to glory.

For 21-year-old singer-songwriter Noah Kahan, it was neither.

When Julia Michaels came on board to record a duet version of Kahan’s Hurt Somebody at the start of the year, the song drew an instant connection with MDs and audiences alike, going to #1 on the TMN Hot 100 within three months. Australia has since become Kahan’s biggest market globally.

“Hurt Somebody resonated with us from the moment we heard it,” said Irene Hulme, Hit Network head of music and entertainment partnerships. “It had the same response with the Hit audience; a standout track vocally that draws you in from the moment it starts with a story that’s easy to connect with.”

Scott Baker-Smith, Nova head of music, had no doubt the song would go on to succeed at a commercial level: “We love an outlier – a track that can resonate and go against the grain of the heavy urban cycle that was around when it came out.

“Australian audiences are fantastic at leading and loving a song first,” he added. “There are so many varied examples, from OMI to Portugal. The Man. Fingers crossed the US story matches what has happened here.”

“Australian audiences are fantastic at leading and loving a song first."

- Scott Baker-Smith, Nova head of music

Amy Shark and 5 Seconds Of Summer both rose to the summit of the Hot 100, a feat neither artist had accomplished ever before. I Said Hi and Youngblood captivated radio audiences throughout the quarter, sharing a combined total of five weeks at #1.

Considering it was nearly two years when the last Australian artist topped the Hot 100 before Shark, Q2 2018 was a massive success for local acts. The chart features 23 singles from Australians, including six in the Hot 40. That’s a further improvement on the 20 Aussie singles that featured in last quarter’s chart.

Straddling the line between multiple radio formats, Keith Urban’s Parallel Line was the frontrunner on the TMN Country Airplay Chart for all 13 weeks of the quarter. Urban had massive support from commercial radio along the way, with the single also landing at #57 on the Q2 Hot 100.

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UMA enjoyed another consecutive quarter of radio dominance. The label had an average gain of just under 9% in both Hot 100 and Hot 40 tiers. Where last quarter the label failed to pick up a single in the Top 3, UMA now occupies two of the three spots (Noah Kahan & Julia Michaels’ 'Hurt Somebody' and Zedd, Maren Morris & Grey’s 'The Middle'). Top 10 artists Shawn Mendes, Post Malone and The Weeknd also offered up their support.

HOT 100

44.07%

HOT 40

40.98%

Building on healthy Q1 results, SME's market share rose more than 10% on the Hot 40. Radio took kindly to Khalid & Normani’s collab 'Love Lies' which bags #3 on the Q2 chart. There was more from Khalid with new single 'OTW' ft. Ty Dolla $ign & 6LACK landing at #67, setting the label up for a strong second half of the year. Calvin Harris & Dua Lipa’s 'One Kiss' (#7) and Camila Cabello’s 'Never Be The Same' (#11) were other noteworthy contributors. Australians Amy Shark and Peking Duk were two of the top performing local acts of Q2.

HOT 100

23.87%

HOT 40

26.22%

With the likes of Bebe Rexha and Bruno Mars offering up a bumper start to 2018, WMA has done well to maintain a steady flow of radio hits. Despite losing 2.5% on the Hot 40 in Q2, the likes of Clean Bandit ('Solo', #54) and the ever-present Ed Sheeran ('Happier', #52) helped make up the lost numbers on the Hot 100. Rudimental’s 'These Days' climbs up to the Top 5 on the Q2 chart after notching seven straight weeks at #1, while UK act Dua Lipa continues to soar.

HOT 100

27.05%

HOT 40

30.00%

EMI’s local roster flourished during the second quarter of 2018. Seven of the 10 EMI artists that make the chart are Australian. 5 Seconds Of Summer ('Youngblood', #25) Troye Sivan ('Bloom', #48) and Keith Urban ('Parallel Line', #57) led the way for the Universal-owned label, with The Presets and Alison Wonderland providing cover at #87 and #93, respectively.

HOT 100

6.78%

HOT 40

1.95%

Vance Joy was the pick of the largest independent label in Australia, Mushroom Music Group. 'We’re Going Home' and 'Saturday Sun' - two singles off Joy’s ARIA #1 album 'Nation Of Two' - both placed in the Hot 40. However, the label more than halved its share of the bracket from just under 5% in Q1 to 2.80% in Q2. Aussies The Rubens’ 'Never Ever' ft. Sarah also managed a spot in the chart at #62.

HOT 100

3.70%

HOT 40

2.80%

Independents

It was a quarter headlined by major labels as independents made up only 1.31% of the Hot 100 market share. Sheppard’s 'Coming Home' succumbed to the inevitable gravity of age, slipping from #16 on the Q1 Hot 100 chart to #77. BMG makes the quarterly chart for the first time in two years with rapper Lil Dicky’s 'Freaky Friday' ft. Chris Brown. Finally, Australian Ivy Adara hit commercial hard with her catchy tune 'Currency' claiming #95 on the Q2 chart.

HOT 100

1.31%

TMN HOT 100

1

Hurt Somebody

Noah Kahan & Julia Michaels

UMA

2The Middle- Zedd, Maren Morris & Grey| UMA

3Love Lies- Khalid & Normani| SME

4These Days- Rudimental ft. Jess Glynne, Macklemore & Dan Caplen| WMA

5In My Blood- Shawn Mendes| UMA

6IDGAF- Dua Lipa| WMA

7Psycho- Post Malone ft. Ty Dolla $ign| UMA

8One Kiss- Calvin Harris & Dua Lipa| SME

9Call Out My Name- The Weeknd| UMA

10Flames- David Guetta & Sia| WMA

11Never Be The Same- Camila Cabello| SME

12Friends- Marshmello & Anne-Marie| WMA

13I Said Hi- Amy Shark| SME

14Say Something- Justin Timberlake ft. Chris Stapleton| SME

15Whatever You Want- P!NK| SME

16Meant To Be- Bebe Rexha ft. Florida Georgia Line| WMA

17Finesse (Remix)- Bruno Mars & Cardi B| WMA

18No Tears Left To Cry- Ariana Grande| UMA

19Remind Me To Forget- Kygo ft. Miguel| SME

20We’re Going Home- Vance Joy| MUSHROOM

21For You (Fifty Shades Freed)- Liam Payne & Rita Ora| UMA

22Let Me Go- Hailee Steinfeld & Alesso ft. Florida Georgia Line| UMA

232002- Anne-Marie| WMA

24Feel It Still- Portugal. The Man| WMA

25Youngblood- 5 Seconds Of Summer| EMI

26Pray For Me- The Weeknd & Kendrick Lamar| UMA

27Delicate- Taylor Swift| UMA

28Happier- Ed Sheeran| WMA

29River- Eminem ft. Ed Sheeran| UMA

30All The Stars- Kendrick Lamar & SZA| UMA

31#We Got Love- Jessica Mauboy| SME

32This Is Me (From The Greatest Showman)- Kesha| WMA

33Good Old Days- Macklemore ft. Kesha| WMA

34What Lovers Do- Maroon 5 ft. SZA| UMA

35Friends- Justin Bieber & BloodPop| UMA

36Better Now- Post Malone| UMA

37Thunder- Imagine Dragons| UMA

38Wolves- Selena Gomez & Marshmello| UMA

39Saturday Sun- Vance Joy| MUSHROOM

40Havana- Camila Cabello ft. Young Thug| SME

41Back To You- Selena Gomez| UMA

42Mine- Bazzi| WMA

43Go Bang- PNAU| ETC

44There's Nothing Holdin' Me Back- Shawn Mendes| UMA

45Nice For What- Drake| UMA

46I’ll Be There- Jess Glynne| WMA

47This Is Me- Keala Settle & The Greatest Showman Ensemble| WMA

48Bloom- Troye Sivan| EMI

49What Do I Know?- Ed Sheeran| WMA

50Capital Letters- Hailee Steinfeld & BloodPop| UMA

51I Fall Apart- Post Malone| UMA

52Perfect- Ed Sheeran| WMA

53Nothing To Regret- Robinson| SME

54Solo- Clean Bandit ft. Demi Lovato| WMA

55Fire- Peking Duk| SME

56Mama- Jonas Blue ft. William Singe| EMI

57Parallel Line- Keith Urban| EMI

58Don’t Go Breaking My Heart- Backstreet Boys| SME

59Familiar- Liam Payne & J Balvin| EMI

60How Long- Charlie Puth| WMA

61I Like It- Cardi B ft. Bad Bunny & J Balvin| WMA

62Never Ever- The Rubens ft. Sarah| MUSHROOM

63Something Just Like This- The Chainsmokers & Coldplay| SME

64Healing Hands- Conrad Sewell| SME

65Beautiful Trauma- P!NK| SME

66Dusk Till Dawn- ZAYN ft. Sia| SME

67OTW- Khalid ft. Ty Dolla $ign & 6LACK| SME

68One In A Million- Jordie Ireland ft. Ava Hayz| UMA

69I Wanna Know- NOTD ft. Bea Miller| UMA

70Silence- Marshmello ft. Khalid| SME

71God’s Plan- Drake| UMA

72Nevermind- Dennis Lloyd| WMA

73Let Me- ZAYN| SME

74Girls Like You- Maroon 5 ft. Cardi B| UMA

75Freaky Friday- Lil Dicky ft. Chris Brown| BMG

76Can’t Stop The Feeling- Justin Timberlake| SME

77Coming Home- Sheppard| CHUGG

78Paradise- George Ezra| SME

79New Rules- Dua Lipa| WMA

80Hands To Myself- Selena Gomez| UMA

81Pray- Sam Smith ft. Logic| EMI

82Sorry Not Sorry- Demi Lovato| UMA

83Rise- Jonas Blue ft. Jack & Jack| EMI

84Stay- Zedd & Alessia Cara| UMA

85Think About You- Delta Goodrem| SME

86Brooklyn In The Summer- Aloe Blacc| UMA

87Downtown Shutdown- The Presets| EMI

88Lady Powers- Vera Blue ft. Kodie Shane| UMA

89High Hopes- Panic! At The Disco| WMA

90Him & I- G-Eazy & Halsey| EMI | SME

91Do Right- GLADES| WMA

92Let You Down- NF| EMI

93Church- Alison Wonderland| EMI

94Strip That Down- Liam Payne ft. Quavo| EMI

95Currency- Ivy Adara| KAOS

96This Is America- Childish Gambino| MUSHROOM

97Youth- Shawn Mendes ft. Khalid| UMA

98What About Us- P!NK| SME

99You Deserve Better- James Arthur| SME

100Want You Back- 5 Seconds Of Summer| EMI

ArtistTop 50

1.In My Blood - Shawn Mendes

UMA

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2Love Lies- Khalid & Normani| SME

3These Days- Rudimental ft. Jess Glynne, Macklemore & Dan Caplen| WMA

4Friends- Marshmello & Anne-Marie| WMA

5Psycho- Post Malone ft. Ty Dolla $ign| UMA

6Call Out My Name- The Weeknd| UMA

7Hurt Somebody- Noah Kahan & Julia Michaels| UMA

8Say Something- Justin Timberlake ft. Chris Stapleton| SME

9I Said Hi- Amy Shark| SME

10IDGAF- Dua Lipa| WMA

Hot 100Australian

1.We’re Going Home - Vance Joy

MUSHROOM

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2I Said Hi- Amy Shark| SME

3Go Bang- PNAU| ETC

4#We Got Love- Jessica Mauboy| SME

5Parallel Line- Keith Urban| EMI

6Flames- David Guetta & Sia| WMA

7Youngblood- 5 Seconds Of Summer| EMI

8Coming Home- Sheppard| CHUGG

9Saturday Sun- Vance Joy| MUSHROOM

10Never Ever- The Rubens ft. Sarah| MUSHROOM

Hot 100Alternative

1.Take It To The Heart - Odette

EMI

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2Up In The Clouds- Skegss| WMA

3I Said Hi- Amy Shark| SME

4Panic Room- Au/Ra & CamelPhat| SME

5Downtown Shutdown- The Presets| EMI

6On My Knees- Middle Kids| EMI

7Mr La Di Da Di- Baker Boy| IND

8Never Ever- The Rubens ft. Sarah| MUSHROOM

9Fire- Peking Duk| SME

10Miracle- CHVRCHES| MUSHROOM

Contemporary Hit Radio

1.Hurt Somebody - Noah Kahan & Julia Michaels

UMA

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2Love Lies- Khalid & Normani| SME

3IDGAF- Dua Lipa| WMA

4The Middle- Zedd, Maren Morris & Grey| UMA

5One Kiss- Calvin Harris & Dua Lipa| SME

6These Days- Rudimental ft. Jess Glynne, Macklemore & Dan Caplen| WMA

7In My Blood- Shawn Mendes| UMA

8Psycho- Post Malone ft. Ty Dolla $ign| UMA

9I Said Hi- Amy Shark| SME

10Call Out My Name- The Weeknd| UMA

Country

1.Parallel Line - Keith Urban

EMI

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2Crawl Beg & Cry- Brad Butcher| IND

3Brake Lights- Rachel Fahim| IND

4Most People Are Good- Luke Bryan| EMI

5Ain’t Seen It Yet- The Wolfe Brothers| ABC

6Heatwave- Missy Lancaster| SME

7Po’ Boyz- Davisson Brothers Band| SME

8Loaded- Christie Lamb| ABC

9Runaway Train- Andrew Swift| SFR

10Babe- Sugarland ft. Taylor Swift| UMA

Contemporary Rock

1.We’re Going Home - Vance Joy

MUSHROOM

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2Firewood and Candles- Paul Kelly| EMI

3The Man- The Killers| UMA

4Let Me Down Easy- Gang Of Youths| SME

5I Only Lie When I Love You- Royal Blood| WMA

6Zombie- Bad Wolves| SME

7Highway Tune- Greta Van Fleet| UMA

8The Heart Is A Muscle- Gang Of Youths| SME

9Arrows- Foo Fighters| SME

10Hurt Somebody- Noah Kahan & Julia Michaels| UMA

Dance

1.Flames - David Guetta & Sia

WMA

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2Friends- Marshmello & Anne-Marie| WMA

3One Kiss- Calvin Harris & Dua Lipa| SME

4Remind Me To Forget- Kygo ft. Miguel| SME

5Wolves- Selena Gomez & Marshmello| UMA

6Go Bang- PNAU| UMA

7Mama- Jonas Blue ft. William Singe| EMI

8Something Just Like This- The Chainsmokers & Coldplay| SME

9Closer- The Chainsmokers ft. Halsey| SME

10Wake Me Up- Avicii| UMA

Urban

1.Love Lies - Khalid & Normani

SME

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2These Days- Rudimental ft. Jess Glynne, Macklemore & Dan Caplen| WMA

3Call Out My Name- The Weeknd| UMA

4Pray For Me- The Weeknd & Kendrick Lamar| UMA

5That’s What I Like- Bruno Mars ft. Gucci Mane| WMA

6Uptown Funk- Mark Ronson ft. Bruno Mars| SME

7Scars To Your Beautiful- Alessia Cara| UMA

8Silence- Marshmello ft. Khalid| SME

9I Feel It Coming- The Weeknd ft. Daft Punk| UMA

10Papercuts- Illy ft. Vera Blue| WMA

Spotify AU

1.Love Lies - Khalid & Normani

SME

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2Psycho- Post Malone ft. Ty Dolla $ign| UMA

3God’s Plan- Drake| UMA

4Call Out My Name- The Weeknd| UMA

5The Middle- Zedd, Maren Morris & Grey| UMA

6Nice For What- Drake| UMA

71950- King Princess| SME

8Friends- Marshmello & Anne-Marie| WMA

9Freaky Friday- Lil Dicky ft. Chris Brown| BMG

10Nevermind- Dennis Lloyd| WMA

iTunes AU

1.In My Blood - Shawn Mendes

UMA

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2Call Out My Name- The Weeknd| UMA

3One Kiss- Calvin Harris & Dua Lipa| SME

4Hurt Somebody- Noah Kahan & Julia Michaels| UMA

5This Is Me- Keala Settle & The Greatest Showman Ensemble| WMA

6Love Lies- Khalid & Normani| SME

7Zombie- Bad Wolves| SME

8Flames- David Guetta & Sia| WMA

9These Days- Rudimental ft. Jess Glynne, Macklemore & Dan Caplen| WMA

10I Said Hi- Amy Shark| SME

Shazam AU

1.Remind Me To Forget - Kygo ft. Miguel

SME

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2One Kiss- Calvin Harris & Dua Lipa| SME

3I Said Hi- Amy Shark| SME

4Hurt Somebody- Noah Kahan & Julia Michaels| UMA

5Love Lies- Khalid & Normani| SME

6Call Out My Name- The Weeknd| UMA

7Nice For What- Drake| UMA

8Youngblood- 5 Seconds Of Summer| EMI

9Flames- David Guetta & Sia| WMA

102002- Anne-Marie| WMA

AIR Singles

1.We’re Going Home - Vance Joy

MUSHROOM

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2Coming Home- Sheppard| CHUGG

3Dancing- Kylie Minogue| MUSHROOM

4Never Ever- The Rubens ft. Sarah| MUSHROOM

5Riptide- Vance Joy| MUSHROOM

6Stop Me From Falling- Kylie Minogue ft. Gente De Zona| MUSHROOM

7Lay It On Me- Vance Joy| MUSHROOM

8Saturday Sun- Vance Joy| MUSHROOM

9Just Friends- Hayden James ft. Boy Matthews| FC

10Confidence- Ocean Alley| IND

AIR Radioplay

1.We’re Going Home - Vance Joy

MUSHROOM

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2Coming Home- Sheppard| CHUGG

3Saturday Sun- Vance Joy| MUSHROOM

4Lay It On Me- Vance Joy| MUSHROOM

5Riptide- Vance Joy| MUSHROOM

6Dancing- Kylie Minogue| MUSHROOM

7Geronimo- Sheppard| CHUGG

8Riding The Wave- Sheppard| CHUGG

9Never Ever- The Rubens ft. Sarah| MUSHROOM

10Just Friends- Hayden James ft. Boy Matthews| FC

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